“We are interested to expand systematic collaboration in this field,” Director of Albanian Office for Money Laundering Prevention Adriatik Islamaj said.

The agreement intends to facilitate the communication procedures and exchange of information between Kosova and the Albanian authorities, so as to help in the fight against the financial infrastructures of organized crime and terrorism linked to such financial activities.

“Information received from this kind of collaboration will be subject of privacy protection law in both countries”, Albanian Ministry of Finance announced in a press release. Since 2002, Albania has signed 25 such agreements.